Form 1040 Instructions - 2015 Page 62

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2015 Earned Income Credit (EIC) Table
And your filing status is—
Caution. This is not a tax table.
If the amount you are
Single, head of household, or
looking up from the
qualifying widow(er) and
worksheet is—
the number of children you have is—
0
1
2
3
1. To find your credit, read down the
2. Then, go to the column that
Example. If your filing status is
But less
Your credit is—
At least
than
“At least - But less than” columns
includes your filing status and the
single, you have one qualifying
2,400
2,450
186
825
970
1,091
and find the line that includes the
number of qualifying children you
child, and the amount you are
2,450
2,500
189
842
990
1,114
amount you were told to look up
have. Enter the credit from that
looking up from your EIC
from your EIC Worksheet.
column on your EIC Worksheet.
Worksheet is $2,455, you would
enter $842.
And your filing status is–
And your filing status is–
If the amount you
If the amount you
Single, head of household,
Married filing jointly and the
Single, head of household,
Married filing jointly and the
are looking up from
are looking up from
or qualifying widow(er) and
number of children you have is–
or qualifying widow(er) and
number of children you have is–
the worksheet is–
the worksheet is–
the number of children you
the number of children you
have is–
have is–
0
1
2
3
0
1
2
3
0
1
2
3
0
1
2
3
At least
But less
Your credit is–
Your credit is–
At least
But less
Your credit is–
Your credit is–
than
than
$1
$50
$2
$9
$10
$11
$2
$9
$10
$11
2,800
2,850
216
961
1,130
1,271
216
961
1,130
1,271
50
100
6
26
30
34
6
26
30
34
2,850
2,900
220
978
1,150
1,294
220
978
1,150
1,294
100
150
10
43
50
56
10
43
50
56
2,900
2,950
224
995
1,170
1,316
224
995
1,170
1,316
150
200
13
60
70
79
13
60
70
79
2,950
3,000
228
1,012
1,190
1,339
228
1,012
1,190
1,339
200
250
17
77
90
101
17
77
90
101
3,000
3,050
231
1,029
1,210
1,361
231
1,029
1,210
1,361
250
300
21
94
110
124
21
94
110
124
3,050
3,100
235
1,046
1,230
1,384
235
1,046
1,230
1,384
300
350
25
111
130
146
25
111
130
146
3,100
3,150
239
1,063
1,250
1,406
239
1,063
1,250
1,406
350
400
29
128
150
169
29
128
150
169
3,150
3,200
243
1,080
1,270
1,429
243
1,080
1,270
1,429
400
450
33
145
170
191
33
145
170
191
3,200
3,250
247
1,097
1,290
1,451
247
1,097
1,290
1,451
450
500
36
162
190
214
36
162
190
214
3,250
3,300
251
1,114
1,310
1,474
251
1,114
1,310
1,474
500
550
40
179
210
236
40
179
210
236
3,300
3,350
254
1,131
1,330
1,496
254
1,131
1,330
1,496
550
600
44
196
230
259
44
196
230
259
3,350
3,400
258
1,148
1,350
1,519
258
1,148
1,350
1,519
600
650
48
213
250
281
48
213
250
281
3,400
3,450
262
1,165
1,370
1,541
262
1,165
1,370
1,541
650
700
52
230
270
304
52
230
270
304
3,450
3,500
266
1,182
1,390
1,564
266
1,182
1,390
1,564
700
750
55
247
290
326
55
247
290
326
3,500
3,550
270
1,199
1,410
1,586
270
1,199
1,410
1,586
750
800
59
264
310
349
59
264
310
349
3,550
3,600
273
1,216
1,430
1,609
273
1,216
1,430
1,609
800
850
63
281
330
371
63
281
330
371
3,600
3,650
277
1,233
1,450
1,631
277
1,233
1,450
1,631
850
900
67
298
350
394
67
298
350
394
3,650
3,700
281
1,250
1,470
1,654
281
1,250
1,470
1,654
900
950
71
315
370
416
71
315
370
416
3,700
3,750
285
1,267
1,490
1,676
285
1,267
1,490
1,676
950
1,000
75
332
390
439
75
332
390
439
3,750
3,800
289
1,284
1,510
1,699
289
1,284
1,510
1,699
1,000
1,050
78
349
410
461
78
349
410
461
3,800
3,850
293
1,301
1,530
1,721
293
1,301
1,530
1,721
1,050
1,100
82
366
430
484
82
366
430
484
3,850
3,900
296
1,318
1,550
1,744
296
1,318
1,550
1,744
1,100
1,150
86
383
450
506
86
383
450
506
3,900
3,950
300
1,335
1,570
1,766
300
1,335
1,570
1,766
1,150
1,200
90
400
470
529
90
400
470
529
3,950
4,000
304
1,352
1,590
1,789
304
1,352
1,590
1,789
1,200
1,250
94
417
490
551
94
417
490
551
4,000
4,050
308
1,369
1,610
1,811
308
1,369
1,610
1,811
1,250
1,300
98
434
510
574
98
434
510
574
4,050
4,100
312
1,386
1,630
1,834
312
1,386
1,630
1,834
1,300
1,350
101
451
530
596
101
451
530
596
4,100
4,150
316
1,403
1,650
1,856
316
1,403
1,650
1,856
1,350
1,400
105
468
550
619
105
468
550
619
4,150
4,200
319
1,420
1,670
1,879
319
1,420
1,670
1,879
1,400
1,450
109
485
570
641
109
485
570
641
4,200
4,250
323
1,437
1,690
1,901
323
1,437
1,690
1,901
1,450
1,500
113
502
590
664
113
502
590
664
4,250
4,300
327
1,454
1,710
1,924
327
1,454
1,710
1,924
1,500
1,550
117
519
610
686
117
519
610
686
4,300
4,350
331
1,471
1,730
1,946
331
1,471
1,730
1,946
1,550
1,600
120
536
630
709
120
536
630
709
4,350
4,400
335
1,488
1,750
1,969
335
1,488
1,750
1,969
1,600
1,650
124
553
650
731
124
553
650
731
4,400
4,450
339
1,505
1,770
1,991
339
1,505
1,770
1,991
1,650
1,700
128
570
670
754
128
570
670
754
4,450
4,500
342
1,522
1,790
2,014
342
1,522
1,790
2,014
1,700
1,750
132
587
690
776
132
587
690
776
4,500
4,550
346
1,539
1,810
2,036
346
1,539
1,810
2,036
1,750
1,800
136
604
710
799
136
604
710
799
4,550
4,600
350
1,556
1,830
2,059
350
1,556
1,830
2,059
1,800
1,850
140
621
730
821
140
621
730
821
4,600
4,650
354
1,573
1,850
2,081
354
1,573
1,850
2,081
1,850
1,900
143
638
750
844
143
638
750
844
4,650
4,700
358
1,590
1,870
2,104
358
1,590
1,870
2,104
1,900
1,950
147
655
770
866
147
655
770
866
4,700
4,750
361
1,607
1,890
2,126
361
1,607
1,890
2,126
1,950
2,000
151
672
790
889
151
672
790
889
4,750
4,800
365
1,624
1,910
2,149
365
1,624
1,910
2,149
2,000
2,050
155
689
810
911
155
689
810
911
4,800
4,850
369
1,641
1,930
2,171
369
1,641
1,930
2,171
2,050
2,100
159
706
830
934
159
706
830
934
4,850
4,900
373
1,658
1,950
2,194
373
1,658
1,950
2,194
2,100
2,150
163
723
850
956
163
723
850
956
4,900
4,950
377
1,675
1,970
2,216
377
1,675
1,970
2,216
2,150
2,200
166
740
870
979
166
740
870
979
4,950
5,000
381
1,692
1,990
2,239
381
1,692
1,990
2,239
2,200
2,250
170
757
890
1,001
170
757
890
1,001
5,000
5,050
384
1,709
2,010
2,261
384
1,709
2,010
2,261
2,250
2,300
174
774
910
1,024
174
774
910
1,024
5,050
5,100
388
1,726
2,030
2,284
388
1,726
2,030
2,284
2,300
2,350
178
791
930
1,046
178
791
930
1,046
5,100
5,150
392
1,743
2,050
2,306
392
1,743
2,050
2,306
2,350
2,400
182
808
950
1,069
182
808
950
1,069
5,150
5,200
396
1,760
2,070
2,329
396
1,760
2,070
2,329
2,400
2,450
186
825
970
1,091
186
825
970
1,091
5,200
5,250
400
1,777
2,090
2,351
400
1,777
2,090
2,351
2,450
2,500
189
842
990
1,114
189
842
990
1,114
5,250
5,300
404
1,794
2,110
2,374
404
1,794
2,110
2,374
2,500
2,550
193
859
1,010
1,136
193
859
1,010
1,136
5,300
5,350
407
1,811
2,130
2,396
407
1,811
2,130
2,396
2,550
2,600
197
876
1,030
1,159
197
876
1,030
1,159
5,350
5,400
411
1,828
2,150
2,419
411
1,828
2,150
2,419
2,600
2,650
201
893
1,050
1,181
201
893
1,050
1,181
5,400
5,450
415
1,845
2,170
2,441
415
1,845
2,170
2,441
2,650
2,700
205
910
1,070
1,204
205
910
1,070
1,204
5,450
5,500
419
1,862
2,190
2,464
419
1,862
2,190
2,464
2,700
2,750
208
927
1,090
1,226
208
927
1,090
1,226
5,500
5,550
423
1,879
2,210
2,486
423
1,879
2,210
2,486
2,750
2,800
212
944
1,110
1,249
212
944
1,110
1,249
5,550
5,600
426
1,896
2,230
2,509
426
1,896
2,230
2,509
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